Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
BURNED TO DEATH.
TWO xInarBLE DxAIHs From FIRE
IN H0RTH CAROLINA.


RAIErGH, N. u, April IA snow
storm began here at $50 this morning,
and has prevailed ever since Had the
ground been dry at least six inches
would have covered it. As 1t is, there
are only two or three inches. Twelve
miles west of here the fall begins 10 be
much heavier AT points on the Ra-
leigh and CASTOR road il is reported as
heavy, and in the extreme west is very
deep.
The deadlock in the Wilmington
Board of Aldermen has been broken,
il is said, and John j. Fowler is to be
chosen mayor.
A negro moonshiner named Hubbard
Watkins was captured yesterday in
Orange county near Hillsboro' after
desperate resistance. He was armed
with a shotgun and attempted to kill
Deputy-Marshal Aiken. The latter
finally captured him, tied him, and
took him to jail.
ROASTED ALIVE.
Another fatal disaster is reported in
Alexander county. As a little child OF
Boyden Welborn lay in its cradle an
other child placed broom in the fire,
and, when Il blazed, threw it in the
cradle. 1t fell upon the infant, which
was roasted alive before its parents
could save it.
An aged woman on the farm Of A. j.
Cowan, in Edgecombe county, was also
burned TO death. She was sitting at
the fire place, and her dress caught
fire. Her husband attempted to save
her and rolled her in the yard, throw
ing clothes upon her; but all to no
purpose. While he was making these
vain attempts the house caught fire and
was completely destroyed.
A letter from Edgecombe says that
lightning struck the cotton-gln OF Is. q.
Clowman. Three negroes were rem
dered insensible by the shock.
SENSATION.
A GREAT sensation was caused In this
civ 10. day by the action of the solicit
tor of the Superior Court in presenting
several druggists and physicians for
violation of the prohibitory law. The
indictments charge that the physicians
issued bogus prescriptions for whiskey.
None OF the physicians so indicted are
members of the Raleigh Academy OF
Medicine.
There were also two convictions to-
day for violation of this law by mer-
chants. One OF these was fined $50
and sent to Jail for sixty days.
The fact was to-day made known for
the first time that the Enforcement
Committee of the Prohibition Associa-
ton has bad detectives at work here for
the past six weeks investigating these
matters.
RAILWAY NEWS.
The Cape-Fear and Yadkin-Valley
railway is always progressive, and is
using every effort to develop points on
its line. 1t is constructing new dP6ts
at important points. The amount of
travel and traffic ON this line is sur
prising. A large trade is carried on by
Richmond oil along this line, even in
South Carolina, where Charleston be-
comes competitor, your correspondent
was told to-day. This road will soon
be the longest in North Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA AT WASHINGTON.
The Durham Light Infantry, Captain
Edward j. Parrish's handsome compa-
nv, intends becoming part of this
States contingent at the national drill.
This brings the number of companies
from this State which will participate
to twelve. The number of men will be
something like 600.
NEWS NOTES HERE AND THERE.
The Supreme Court is now at work
.,.,:-Ases from the Eighth judicial dis
Tbehe temperature at Wilmington yes
= terday was 16o below the mean tempe
nature of that day for the past fifteen
years.
The Methodist Sunday schools of the
Fayetteville district will hold con-
ference at Fayetteville next month.
THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssocIA-
TON CONVENTION
met this afternoon at the First Baptist
church, in this city. After devotional
exercises, conducted by the pastors OF
the various churches, temporary or
aanization was effected. Mr.. II. o.
Williams, the State secretary for Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, was the first
to deliver an address. His theme was
allow Can We Secure Best Results
from this Convention?"
This evening the Raleigh branch of
the Association took charge of the vel
come services. The result was that the
visiting members of the Association
were given the heartiest of greetings.
Rev. Robert Strange, the talented
young rector Of the Church of the
Good Shepherd, this city, delivered
the address of welcome in a very felici-
tons style, and the response thereto by
Professor j. w. Gore, OF the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, was very happy.
The permanent organization was effect
ed. after which Mr.. e. It. Dadmun,
general secretary of the Association,
delivered an address upon 1.-The True
Mission OF the Young Mems Christian
Association" Like Mr.. Williams, Pro-
lessor Gore. and the others present,
Mr.. Dadmun is an earnest, consclen-
tious worker for the Association.
"Christian Association Work III Col
leges and Schools" was next taken up.
Reports from students associations at
the University and at Wake Forest,
Trinity, Davidson Bingham's, the
Davis School, &C., were submitted.
The very entertaining and profitable
exercises of the opening-day were
appropriately closed by addresses
by Professor @. A. Miller, OF Roa-
noke College, Virginia, and Professor
Thomas hume, ID. d., of the Uni
yersity of North Carolina. The citi-
zens Of Raleigh are assiduous in their
attentions to the delegates to the Con-
vention. The officers Of the Associa-
ton were pleased to-day to say some
very kind things about the Dispatch
and its earnest work for the advance
ment OF the Young Mems Christian
Association in Virginia, and many
courtesies were shown your CORE
spondent. The ladies of Raleigh served
o tasteful luncheon at the rooms OF the
Association, on Fayetteville street, this
afternoon.
1t is expected that Mr.. Frank, Of the
American Cotton-O Oil Trust. will be here
in few days to lcok into the matter OF
rehuildino the burned mills